Russia-based APT29 Group Exploited Information Exchange Systems to Attack Governments

Russia-linked APT29 group was recently spotted exploiting legitimate European
information exchange systems to launch attacks against government entities.

The cybercrime organization, also known as The Dukes, Cozy Bear, SVR Group and
NOBELIUM, launched a ruthless campaign targeting communication systems and
diplomatic organizations.

The perpetrators sent spear-phishing emails carrying weaponized documents with
embedded malicious download URLs to their targets.

To entice victims to access the l